| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/A/209 |
| Title | Letter |
| Date | [1163x1170] |
| Description | From: Alexander III, pope
To: the abbot-elect of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
Asking him to receive benediction from Archbishop T and to profess obedience to him. 7 May. No date. [Date: with Alexander's dates as pope 1159-1181, the abbot-elect must be Clarembald, abbot 1163-1173, and the archbishop must be Thomas Becket. See J C Robertson, Materials for the history of Thomas Becket, vol v (London, Rolls Series, 1881), p195, for a similar letter from Alexander to Clarembald dated 10 Jul 1165.]
Given at the Lateran, Rome [Roma, Italy].
Endorsed with description in 13th cent hand. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, holes for sealing closed, with incisions, pasted to paper at right edge |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Copies | Digitised |
| Publication Note | Transcribed in J B Sheppard, Literae Cantuarienses, vol iii (London, Rolls Series, 1889), p365
Noted and partly transcribed in Historical Manuscripts Commission Fifth Report (London, 1876), Appendix, p431 |